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Akio Jissōji
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Akio Jissoji was a Japanese television and film director best known outside Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultra Seven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy Mujō (無常), Mandala (曼陀羅), and Uta (哥). He was also known for his film adaptations of Japanese horror author Rampo Edogawa. Jissoji possessed a very distinctive visual style that was notable even in Japanese cinema which is known internationally for its visual style. Every project he directed, from children's action shows to the most disturbing adult films had an uncompromising approach to cinematic story telling. His episodes of the Ultraman TV shows are unique and quite unusual for children's television. His career is also unusual in that he went back and forth from children's television to film projects that were sexually provocative in some way or another. It is perhaps this aspect of his work that has prevented wider distribution of his films. Sadomasochistic and non-consensual sexual practices are featured in many of his film works with women receiving the brunt of the abuse. Another recurring theme was to pull the camera back and reveal the set his actors were working on.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1937-03-29
- event Death Date 2006-11-29
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 2.9
- info Birth Place Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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ウルトラマン前夜祭 ウルトラマン誕生
1966-07-10
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Rampo Noir
2005-05-11
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Utamaro's World
1977-02-20
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Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988-01-30
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Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice
1988-08-27
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This Transient Life
1970-08-08
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Mandala
1971-09-11
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Poem
1972-06-17
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Ten Nights of Dreams
2007-01-27
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Murder on D Street
1998-05-16
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It Was a Faint Dream
1974-10-26
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When Twilight Draws Near
1969-02-15
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Arietta
1989-07-29
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The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989-03-21
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Summer of Ubume
2005-07-15
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The Rug Cop
2006-07-11
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Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1
1992-04-23
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Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1
1992-04-23
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Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 1
1992-04-23
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Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2
1992-06-21
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Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 1
1997-12-19
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Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 2
1997-12-19
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Akio Jissoji's Mystery File 3
1997-12-19
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The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989-03-21
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Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
1979-03-17
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Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
1990-04-14
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La Valse
1990-02-15
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A Watcher in the Attic
1994-03-25
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Tokyo Decameron
1996-07-21
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Die Silbermaske
2006-12-23
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Die Silbermaske
2006-12-23
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Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988-01-30
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Blue Lake Girl
1986-11-04
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Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983-11-15
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Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown
1992-04-23
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Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of Discourse
1992-08-21
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Zombie Snake
2000-07-14
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Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: !! no Maki
1991-01-01
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Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ki no Maki
1991-08-21
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Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Kai no Maki
1991-08-25
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Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Sen no Maki
1991-01-01
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Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Yoru no Maki
1991-10-21
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Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ichi no Maki
1991-01-01
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Dialogue
1992-12-25
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Dialogue
1992-12-25
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Dialogue
1992-12-25
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Arietta
1989-07-29
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Marital War in Kibogaoka
1979-06-02
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Twenty-Four Eyes
1980-10-10
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La Valse
1990-02-15
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The Birth of Ultraman
1966-07-10
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The Father of Ultra Q
1966-06-02
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Arthouse Ultraman
2005-07-02
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Ultraman
1966-07-17
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Return of Ultraman
1971-04-02
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Ultraman Tiga
1996-09-07
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Ultraman Dyna
1997-09-06
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Ultraman Max
2005-07-02
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Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
2004-04-07
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Ultraseven
1967-10-01
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Silver Kamen
1971-11-28
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Operation: Mystery
1968-09-15
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Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File
2007-04-02
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Silver Kamen
1971-11-28